There are so many ways Vinny (Bradley Johnson) could gently reveal to his new wife Gabby (Rosie Bentham) that he questioned his sexuality before their Emmerdale wedding.

But why have a difficult discussion when he can let it all blow up in his face instead?

Vinny has so far managed to successfully hide his fleeting feelings for Kammy (Shebz Miah), which turned into online searches querying his sexuality, which led to him meeting a man called Mike, who beat him, stole 10 grand, and blackmailed him into keeping quiet.

On his own wedding day, Vinny made himself suspiciously late as he was secretly at the police station giving a statement against Mike, a serial extortionist really called Graham.

Vinny and Gabby went through with the wedding – with her also hiding the fact she’s slept with someone else – and the lying pair even began discussing Vinny adopting Thomas and officially becoming his dad.

But now that Vinny has put pen to paper and given his version of events, he must face his attacker in court while keeping it a secret from Gabby. If the truth gets out, his new family will be ripped apart.

The ripping starts when Gabby is called by the defence as a witness. Fast-talking Vinny tries to lie about what the court case is about; he just can’t bring himself to destroy the woman he loves. Instead, Vinny decides to throw in the towel and pulls out as a witness.

The family is celebrating Thomas’ adoption when an unwelcome visitor arrives in the village – Mike. He’s now free to terrorise Vinny how he likes and knows just the way to do it – turning the screws by telling Vinny he must give him Gabby’s money, or else.

So, Vinny makes a deal with the devil – if Mike keeps away from Gabby, he’ll testify to get the case thrown out. But Vinny is being unusually savvy – he really plans to tell the court the absolute truth.